European law will not force Apple to give up the Lightning port

in Previous article We told you extensively about the Lightning port for iPhone phones, which Apple still clings to and uses in its phones even after 7 or 8 eight years of its production, despite the availability of better, faster and higher-quality alternatives such as USB-C, which Apple has already moved to in the Mac as well as the iPad However, over the past years, the decision to switch to the Type-C port was in the hands of Apple, but it may be forced to do so now! So what's the story?

Europe is standardizing shipping and data transport ports

Before we tell you the story, we must explain to you how the charging ports are in smartphones at the present time, and as a summary of the matter, we have three Main forms of charging and data transmission ports, which are Lightning in iPhone phones and some other Apple products, and the microUSB port, which is the first port that was used in Android phones, so it is present in old phones as well as new ones that come in a low price category.

As for the third port, it is USB Type-C, which appeared in 2015 and outperformed the previous two and began to spread in leading Android phones and tablets and after other mobile devices to the point that Apple itself has begun to use it in some other devices! But the logical saying in this story is: Why shouldn't we be able to charge all of our phones and devices using one unified port?

Well, this is what European lawmakers want! Where is Europe Contemplate In imposing a new law that aims to unify the shipping and data transmission ports in Europe, and this decision will naturally extend to Apple! And if we asked about the ideal port that all devices should adopt, it would definitely be USB Type-C!

What will happen then?

The topic is big this time and goes beyond the stage of desire or intention! Since the matter was already discussed in the European Parliament last week, Apple's response, which you stated in a similar position the previous year, was that the sudden and rapid transfer of the USB-C port will negatively affect the company's products and devices and its reputation, as more than One billion A device that works with the USB-C port is already on the market, along with a wide variety of accessories and portable devices for Apple phones and tablets.

In any case, the European Parliament will vote on this decision at one of its next sessions.

In fact, Apple doesn't have to ditch the Lightning port!

As we told you before, the whole thing was in the European Parliament session last week, so there was some time for some information to come out and roll, and here the famous site The Verge came out with a very important report, which clarifies the confusion that had occurred!

Simply, the Parliament session was talking about Wall charger Itself and not the charging cable! In other words, the unification of the port that Europe would like to implement is the unification of the port on the opposite side of the wall, that is, that enters into the charger itself, and indeed Apple has done this and the 11Pro charger issues USB C “the charger itself, not the cable.” And here the matter has moved from being concerned with unifying the ports for charging phones and transferring data To a general issue that is mostly concerned with standards for the transmission of electrical energy from the charger to the phone.

In any case, we hope that Apple will move to the USB Type-C port because it offers high charging speeds, great data transfer speeds, as the iPhone cable supports 480Mbps versus 10 GB for USB C 3.1, and also we will be able to use any cable to charge the iPhone simply ! But if we talk rationally and logically, the Lightning port is not the worst port ever ... but it is just old!

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MacRumors / The Verge / Gizchina